1. Visit an art museum - a little obvious, yes, but worth stating. Many museums have free days now too, so you don't have to worry about losing your admission fee when the little one is ready to go after 30 min.
Here is a directory of art museums by state.
2. Children's museums - another "duh" right? What I love about children's museums is that science and math is integrated into creative expression and play at even the youngest of ages. And of course, the bonus is that they're made especially for kids, so you most likely don't have to worry about your child being too loud, messy or silly.
Here is a directory of children's museum around the world.
3. Go to a concert - let's not forget music! I suggest you start small, check out a musician playing at the farmer's market, go to a children's show. If you live in an area inundated with hippies, like I do, check out a drum circle (only half joking here).
4. Attend a performance - this could mean dance, music, theatre, puppet show, magic show and so on. We recently took Max to a Gamalan music and dance performance at UC Berkeley and he loved it, until he decided he was too hungry to watch anymore (side note - universities are awesome sources of arts and cultural events).
5. Take a walk - if you don't want to spend cash on museums, take a walk around your city. Whether you live in a small town or New York, you're sure to find something interesting. Because really, inspiration is everywhere. Whether it's in the architecture of the buildings, the clouds, the sunset or even in the bugs crawling around in the grass, your child (and hopefully you too) will find inspiration there.
*This is when babies start to see images with full binocularity, meaning their eyes work together now, showing depth perception. It's also the time when children begin recognizing familiar face, toys and places.
top image: Max at the Bay Area Discovery Museum, outside of San Francisco
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